| Yeah yeah
|
| I’m trying to get through to you, you don’t listen
|
| Just hear me out
|
| You’re too young to look that tired, too sweet to be that sad
|
| Any moment it all could end, so please treat the day like your last chance
|
| I know that’s family that you’re caring for, I know you’re feeling so obligated
|
| I ain’t saying don’t help at home but your sister’s son, you ain’t gotta raise
|
| him
|
| You sacrificed your life, when she wouldn’t even sacrifice her night
|
| You babysitted, playing with him, when she wasn’t acting right
|
| Don’t you got your own dreams, own goals, it ain’t right that you gotta put
|
| them on hold
|
| You went to school but now you don’t go because you’re scared she’s gonna leave
|
| him home alone
|
| You walking in the crib and she passed out again
|
| Your nephew crying on the floor, his ass is out again
|
| Because she done smoked up all the diaper money
|
| And so you laugh to keep from crying trying act as life is fucking funny
|
| And I know when you showing them love that you’re just trying to help
|
| But your life will be passing you by if you don’t get it done for yourself
|
| And the way that you’re doing it now I’m afraid that it’s affecting your health,
|
| because you’re living for somebody else.
|
| Young girl, young girl
|
| So much on your plate
|
| And you just one girl, one girl
|
| Life ain’t gonna wait for them to let you go
|
| So I think you gotta let it go
|
| They don’t want you to leave, they want you to stay
|
| But you should be pulling away if nobody is pulling they’re weight
|
| And it’s okay, you wanna live a little in your own way
|
| Maybe you would get your bills payed if you didn’t have to pay for her mistakes
|
| Yeah, and you?, you worry about them, you’re terrified
|
| And you’re scared to move like you’re paralyzed, and the guilt will eat you
|
| like a parasite
|
| She living all reckless, going on benders acting offensive, right
|
| And you’ve given up friendships, given up men, you’ve given up every night
|
| And you’ve given up paychecks, and you pay the rent just save them
|
| She complicating your life because she wanna act so damn basic
|
| And you take it because you want approval
|
| Don’t you know that they wanna use you, don’t you know that it’ll ruin you
|
| And you gotta leave, it ain’t wrong to do you
|
| And I know when you showing them love that you’re just trying to help
|
| But your life will be passing you by if you don’t get it done for yourself
|
| And the way that you’re doing it now I’m afraid that it’s affecting your health,
|
| because you’re living for somebody else.
|
| Young girl, young girl
|
| So much on your plate
|
| And you just one girl, one girl
|
| Life ain’t gonna wait for them to let you go
|
| So I think you gotta let it go
|
| It ain’t about what you will do or you won’t do
|
| But are you willing to do, anything that he want to
|
| Because he don’t want you, he want you to just run through, many men,
|
| plenty sin, pretty slim chance he’ll hold you
|
| He tells you that you’re beautiful, he tells you that you’re fine
|
| He tells you to go hit the strip and go flip a trick for them dimes
|
| Little mama must be sick, because she’s cold than a mother
|
| Looking like her daddy pitching because she throwed than a mother
|
| And you ask her why she do it, say she do it for the money
|
| Plus a couple shots of this and she’ll go do it for a hunned
|
| She’s a young girl, young girl, no class, dumb girl
|
| But that don’t mean you can’t change, and that don’t mean you’re done girl
|
| And I told her «Little mama don’t lower yourself to be a esteemed.»
|
| You were made in God’s image, I can see that in your genes
|
| And they all up in your jeans, but that don’t mean you’re nothing lesser
|
| I’ll leave that money on a dresser, get dressed and keep your respect
|
| Because you’s a
|
| Young girl, young girl
|
| So much on your plate
|
| And you just one girl, one girl
|
| Life ain’t gonna wait for them to let you go
|
| So I think you gotta let it go |